‘Currents of Sable Island’ wins Classical Composition of the Year at the 2017 ECMA awards and ties with Symphony Nova Scotia for Classical Recording of the Year at the 2107 Music NS Awards!! I’m so proud of this piece and all the wonderful musicians, poet Jill MacLean, soloist Laurel Browne, photographer Damian Lidgard and my ever supportive partner Jennyfer Brickenden for bringing my music to the public. For more info – Read More

Colin Gran and Scott Macmillan are so pleased that GOOD2GO is a 2018 ECMA Roots and Traditional Recording Nominee . In 2017 we were awarded Instrumental Group of the year by the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Award and 2017 ECMA Instrumental … Continue reading →

Scott Macmillan & Colin Grant bring their award winning music to the UpCap Café Sunday February 25th at 7:00pm at the Rawlicious restaurant , Whitby, Ontario, $20 Tickets on sale: February 1st, 2018 from gisele.kashul@gmail.com And from https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-upcap-cafe-presents-a-night-of-folk-music-with-scott-and-colin-tickets-42379822189?aff=ehomecard

With sold out shows in December and January Brian Doyle & Scott Macmillan are going lay it down at February 8th Stayner’s Wharf Pub & Grill, 1781 Upper Water St, Halifax, NS, Phone: 902-492-1800. Tickets at the door $5.00

And what is even more unlikely both Uncle and Niece won!! What were the chances of this…. Uncle and niece were both nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award . My brother Mark’s daughter Amy Keeler was nominated for Ensemble … Continue reading →

This weekend we head to Scotland to begin rehearsing and performing Colin Grant’s collaboration with Scottish fiddler Ewen Henderson. On October 12 in Belle Cote we will be performing the entire collaboration live at Celtic Colours. Other musicians on board … Continue reading →

For a short time you can watch any or all of Mysterious Barricades; a series of Canadian concerts from last Friday Sept 8th from Coast to Coast for suicide prevention awareness day. The first concert was in St. John’s NFLD … Continue reading →

Colin Grant and I are heading to Massachusetts and Maine for few concerts. Come and Check us out!! Saturday June 24, Chatham Fiddle Company – 7:30pm, 875 Main St. Chatham, Massachusetts; $20 suggested donation. Acadia School of Traditional Music … Continue reading →

Musique Royale celebrates Canada Day in Lunenburg with a powerful performance of Scott Macmillan and Jennyfer Brickenden’s Celtic Mass For the Sea. Tickets are on sale at Shop on the Corner in Lunenburg or take advantage of the advance ticket … Continue reading →

Currents of Sable Island garners Classical Composition of the Year and GOOD2GO receives Traditional Recording of the Year with duo partner Colin Grant. Find out more http://www.scott-macmillan.ca/store/

‘Currents of Sable’ garners Classical Composition of the Year for Scott Macmillan while his duo recording with Colin Grant GOOD2GO takes home Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year at the 2017 ECMA awards in St. John NB. For more info … Continue reading →

Sunday afternoon November 13, 2016, 3pm at the Music Room, 6181 Lady Hammond Rd. $10.00 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scott-macmillan-colin-grant-halifax-cd-release-for-good2go-tickets-28852684155 ‘It was awesome. Their first tune brought everyone to their feet in a true standing ovation. Filled my heart and soul.’

Scott ’n the Rocks ‘Live at Stayner’s Wharf’ receives 2016 Music Nova Scotia Nomination for Jazz Recording of the Year! Learn more where you can hear the Rocks http://www.scott-macmillan.ca/music/live/scott-n-the-rocks/

On Sept 9, 2016 we proudly released Scott Macmillan’s composition Currents of Sable Island in Lunenburg, NS for the Centredisc Label through the Canada Music Centre. On September 30 2016, 7:30pm Inverness County Centre of the Arts, will host the launch … Continue reading →

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The nominations are in and I have been given 3 Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week 2011 Award nods! I particularly pleased with the nominations for for ‘Musician of the Year’. And also excited that along with Brian Doyle, our … Continue reading →

Scott and Brian head to Orrilla Ontario next week, July 6, bringing their exciting guitar interplay to this years Mariposa festival, check out our playing schedule on the ‘Performance’ page. Learn more http://www.scott-macmillan.ca/music/live/scott-and-brian/

CAPE BRETON ECMA NOMINEES TRIBUTE, Wednesday, March 28, at Centre 200, in Sydney at 7pm. Scott is among Cape Breton’s award nominees to stepping into the spotlight during Screaming Eagles playoff game Wednesday. East Coast Music Week is just a … Continue reading →

Back on the Island after their performances at the Mariposa Folk Festival in early July, the exciting Guitar Duo of Brian Doyle and Scott Macmillan have a series of concerts around Inverness this summer. Friday July 20th, 8pm -10pm, they … Continue reading →

Great Guitar magic as these two fabulous players round out the summer with a few late summer gigs. Friday August 31st, 8pm -10pm, at ‘The Barn’ at the Normaway Inn in NE Margaree. Saturday August 25 at the Coal Miner’s … Continue reading →

On Saturday September 15, 2012 at 11:00am Maine Public Broadcasting Network; (MPBN) Community Film Series will air Ian Macmillan’s evocative film ‘Within Sight of Shore.’ This double 2012 East Coast Music Award winning Documentary Within Sight of Shore explores in … Continue reading →

On Saturday September 15, 2012 at 11:00am Maine Public Broadcasting Network; (MPBN) Community Film Series will air Ian Macmillan’s evocative film ‘Within Sight of Shore.’ http://www.mpbn.net/Television/LocalTelevisionPrograms/MPBNCommunityFilms/TheFilms/tabid/1163/ctl/ViewItem/mid/4621/ItemId/19897/Default.aspx

Following our World Ocean’s Day performance of our ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ renowned writer Silver Donald Cameron and environmentalist interviewed Jennyfer Brickenden and me for his ‘Green Interview’ series go to http://www.thegreeninterview.com/greeninterview You can see and hear both our … Continue reading →

Scott Macmillan and Colin Grant will travel to Scotland to perform with Mary Ann Kennedy of Watercolour Music at the Film Soundtrack Release and Film Screening of ‘An Drochaid: The Bridge Rising Film’ at 2014 Celtic Connections in Glasgow Scotland … Continue reading →

For those of you in Calgary this weekend plan on attending the Calgary Festival Chorus concert ‘A Celtic Christmas’ featuring the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ this Saturday, November 24, 2012 8 pm at the Knox United Church 506-4th Street … Continue reading →

On January 28th 2013, Canadian Composer, Scott Macmillan, will premiere his 1st Symphony ‘SummuS’ with Nova Sinfonia in a program of his own works conducted by Macmillan at the Faith Tabernacle Church in Halifax at 7:30pm Faith Tabernacle Church, 6225 … Continue reading →

As a prelude to the premiere of my “SummuS’ I will discuss my composition methods of my 1st Symphony, which is based on palindromes. Wed., Jan. 23, 9am. Rm 111, Dalhousie University Arts Centre Building. This is a Dalhousie Music … Continue reading →

I have teamed up with Silver Donald Cameron to compose the music for his Green Rights Project. You can learn more and contribute to the project at http://www.greenrights.com/rights-planet-and-its-people I am creating a 21-minute concert-music piece reflecting on and inspired by … Continue reading →

I will be Conducting a very special Tribute to Rita MacNeil with Symphony Nova Scotia, and special guests; the Men of the Deeps, Lucy MacNeil and Katriona MacNeil on International Woman’s Day March 8th with a repeat performance on March … Continue reading →

On Sunday June 8th at 7:00 pm Scott Macmillan and Colin Grant are the feature soloists for the Second Wind Community Concert Band 20th Anniversary Concert “Music For Life” Concert at the Savoy Theatre. The band will be performing a … Continue reading →

Aiseag’ is now available for download at: http://www.nmcrec.co.uk/new-music-biennial/mary-ann-kennedy ‘Aiseag’ (The Ferryboat); is sailed full steam ahead towards its Premiere July 3rd at at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (Gaelic College), Sleat, 8pm, then on to London, July 5th 9pm. Scott and Colin … Continue reading →

Autumn is in full swing, Celtic Colours is over and I am back teaching guitar at Dalhousie for another year. As I recall the ‘full on’ summer that was, between two trips to Scotland, working with Jenn to keep our … Continue reading →

BE part of an exclusive audience for a LIVE recording of my evocative lyrical composition ‘Currents of Sable Island’ at the Peggy Corkum Music Room, 6181 Lady Hammond Rd, Halifax Tickets $25.00 Only 100 seats available! Online at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/live-recording-of-scott-macmillans-currents-of-sable-island-tickets-15327744697 OR … Continue reading →

The Canadian Celtic Choir conducted by Pierre Perron and Jenny Crober will perform Scott Macmillan’s and Jennyfer Brickenden’s ode to the World Oceans for a 2nd time at Carnegie Hall May 23rd at 8pm. To find out more and purchase … Continue reading →

On April 25 2016 at 8:30at Stayner’s Wharf in Halifax, I will release a long awaited recording of this wonderful group who have been with me musically for 10 years. Go to http://www.scott-macmillan.ca/music/live/scott-n-the-rocks/ for more.

In mid February this website was infected with very nasty malware which corrupted most of its files. My site was removed from all the search engines and it took Cheryl Smith and her team at Outfront much struggle to resolve … Continue reading →

Firstly, I am so proud that THE BEAGLE AND THE BELUGA AND THE EAGLES FINE TIMES has be added to the Jon Washburn Choral Series published by G. Schirmer, Inc. Jon is the conductor of the outstanding Vancouver Chamber Choir … Continue reading →